diff --git a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/CHANGELOG.md
index e5f98d7..144adf2 100644
--- a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog — `embeddedci-mcp`
 
-## Unreleased
+## 2.13.0
 
 - `generate` plays the calibrated 16-bit waveform on firmware 3.9.1+ (through the SDK's
   `generate16`), and its result says which form ran: `bits` 16 or 8.
+- Requires embeddedci 2.13.0.
 
 ## 2.12.0
 
diff --git a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/pyproject.toml b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/pyproject.toml
index d0300c3..ad314b9 100644
--- a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/pyproject.toml
+++ b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "embeddedci-mcp"
-version = "2.12.0"
+version = "2.13.0"
 description = "MCP server that lets AI agents drive an EmbeddedCI BenchPod hardware-in-the-loop bench"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ classifiers = [
 dependencies = [
     # cloud: the embeddedci:<device> destination; discovery: connect("discover") over mDNS;
     # analysis: dominant frequency in capture summaries.
-    "embeddedci[cloud,discovery,analysis]>=2.12.0,<3",
+    "embeddedci[cloud,discovery,analysis]>=2.13.0,<3",
     "mcp>=1.12,<2",
     "anyio>=4",
     "pydantic>=2.7",
diff --git a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/server.json b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/server.json
index 8578aa9..f0ac94d 100644
--- a/packages/embeddedci-mcp/server.json
+++ b/packages/embeddedci-mcp/server.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "io.github.embeddedci-com/embeddedci-mcp",
   "title": "EmbeddedCI BenchPod",
   "description": "Drive a BenchPod hardware-in-the-loop bench: power, flash, UART, I2C, CAN, analog and logic.",
-  "version": "2.12.0",
+  "version": "2.13.0",
   "websiteUrl": "https://www.embeddedci.com/docs/benchpod-mcp",
   "repository": {
     "url": "https://github.com/embeddedci-com/embeddedci-python",
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       "registryType": "pypi",
       "registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
       "identifier": "embeddedci-mcp",
-      "version": "2.12.0",
+      "version": "2.13.0",
       "runtimeHint": "uvx",
       "transport": {
         "type": "stdio"